Work experience with children prior to teaching can help prospective educators build their resumes, as well as gain familiarity with kids and ways to engage them. The following is list of jobs compiled by Dawn Scheffner Jones, the online education and health advisor for Northern Illinois University’s Career Service Center.
1. Summer Camps
2. National, State, and County Parks/Nature Centers
3. Community Park District Programs
4. Volunteer Tutoring
5. Respite Care for Disabled Children
6. YMCAs
7. Big Brother/Big Sister Programs
8. Summer School Programs
9. Nanny Programs
10. Day Care Centers
11. Before and After School Programs
12. Disney Internships
13. Other Amusement/Theme/Water Parks
14. Children’s Museums
15. Outward Bound
16. Library Programs and Story Hours
17. Religious Programs
18. Children’s Wards in Hospitals
19. Mentoring Programs for At-Risk Children and Adolescents
20. Social Service Agency and Court Service Summer Programs
21. Community Outreach Activities
22. Language Programs for ESL/ELL Children
23. Boy/Girl Scouts
24. Habitat for Humanity
25. Spring Break Service Trips
26. Resort and Cruise Ship Child Care Programs
27. Resident Assistant and Community Assistant Programs
28. Special Lessons in Music, Sports, or Academics
29. Coaching
30. Literacy Programs
